Chemically Defined Conditions Mediate an Efficient Induction of Dental Pulp Pluripotent-Like Stem Cells into Hepatocyte-Like Cells

Gil-Recio, Carlos; Montori, Sheyla; Demour, Saddam Al; Ababneh, Mera A.; Ferrés-Padró, Eduard; Marti, Carles Morte; Ferrés-Amat, Elvira; Barajas, Miguel; Madhoun, Ashraf Al; Atari, Maher

doi:10.1155/2021/5212852

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“…Western blot analysis was performed as described previously [ 48 ]. The neuronal tissues were homogenized in 1X cell lysis buffer (Cell Signaling, Danvers, MA, USA) containing 1 mM phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (Sigma-Aldrich, St Louis, MO, USA).…”

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Guanfacine Normalizes the Overexpression of Presynaptic α-2A Adrenoceptor Signaling and Ameliorates Neuropathic Pain in a Chronic Animal Model of Type 1 Diabetes

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Background: Diabetes is associated with several complications, including neuropathic pain, which is difficult to manage with currently available drugs. Descending noradrenergic neurons possess antinociceptive activity; however, their involvement in diabetic neuropathic pain remains to be explored. Methods: To infer the regulatory role of this system, we examined as a function of diabetes, the expression and localization of alpha-2A adrenoceptors (α2-AR) in the dorsal root ganglia and key regions of the central nervous system, including pons and lumbar segment of the spinal cord using qRT-PCR, Western blotting, and immunofluorescence-based techniques. Results: The data revealed that presynaptic synaptosomal-associated protein-25 labeled α2-AR in the central and peripheral nervous system of streptozotocin diabetic rats was upregulated both at the mRNA and protein levels. Interestingly, the levels of postsynaptic density protein-95 labeled postsynaptic neuronal α2-AR remained unaltered as a function of diabetes. These biochemical abnormalities in the noradrenergic system of diabetic animals were associated with increased pain sensitivity as typified by the presence of thermal hyperalgesia and cold/mechanical allodynia. The pain-related behaviors were assessed using Hargreaves apparatus, cold-plate and dynamic plantar aesthesiometer. Chronically administered guanfacine, a selective α2-AR agonist, to diabetic animals downregulated the upregulation of neuronal presynaptic α2-AR and ameliorated the hyperalgesia and the cold/mechanical allodynia in these animals. Conclusion: Together, these findings demonstrate that guanfacine may function as a potent analgesic and highlight α2-AR, a key component of the descending neuronal autoinhibitory pathway, as a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of diabetic neuropathic pain.

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Guanfacine Normalizes the Overexpression of Presynaptic α-2A Adrenoceptor Signaling and Ameliorates Neuropathic Pain in a Chronic Animal Model of Type 1 Diabetes

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“…The very remarkable multilineage differentiation potential of DPSCs has led some researchers to consider them as pluripotent-like cells [ 7 , 45 , 108 , 109 , 110 , 111 ] Although it is not strictly speaking possible to state that these cells have pluripotency capabilities, there is no doubt that DPSCs share a lot of characteristics with other pluripotent stem cell types such as ESCs and iPSCs. Many of the critical factors participating in the pluripotency-sustaining network are prominently expressed in DPSCs.…”

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Notch and Wnt Signaling Modulation to Enhance DPSC Stemness and Therapeutic Potential

Uribe-Etxebarria

Pineda

García-Gallastegi

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The Dental Pulp of permanent human teeth is home to stem cells with remarkable multilineage differentiation ability: human Dental Pulp Stem Cells (DPSCs). These cells display a very notorious expression of pluripotency core factors, and the ability to give rise to mature cell lineages belonging to the three embryonic layers. For these reasons, several researchers in the field have long considered human DPSCs as pluripotent-like cells. Notably, some signaling pathways such as Notch and Wnt contribute to maintaining the stemness of these cells through a complex network involving metabolic and epigenetic regulatory mechanisms. The use of recombinant proteins and selective pharmacological modulators of Notch and Wnt pathways, together with serum-free media and appropriate scaffolds that allow the maintenance of the non-differentiated state of hDPSC cultures could be an interesting approach to optimize the potency of these stem cells, without a need for genetic modification. In this review, we describe and integrate findings that shed light on the mechanisms responsible for stemness maintenance of hDPSCs, and how these are regulated by Notch/Wnt activation, drawing some interesting parallelisms with pluripotent stem cells. We summarize previous work on the stem cell field that includes interactions between epigenetics, metabolic regulations, and pluripotency core factor expression in hDPSCs and other stem cell types.

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“…Analysis of Western blot was achieved as described previously [ 82 ]. Total protein concentration was determined using the Pierce BCA Protein Assay Kit (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, MA, USA) and 37.5 µg of protein was loaded onto 12 and 8% polyacrylamide gels.…”

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Activation of 5-HT1A Receptors Normalizes the Overexpression of Presynaptic 5-HT1A Receptors and Alleviates Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

Munawar,

Bitar,

Masocha

2023

IJMS

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Neuropathic pain is a well-documented phenomenon in experimental and clinical diabetes; however, current treatment is unsatisfactory. Serotoninergic-containing neurons are key components of the descending autoinhibitory pathway, and a decrease in their activity may contribute at least in part to diabetic neuropathic pain (DNP). A streptozotocin (STZ)-treated rat was used as a model for type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Pain transmission was evaluated using well-established nociceptive-based techniques, including the Hargreaves apparatus, cold plate and dynamic plantar aesthesiometer. Using qRT-PCR, Western blotting, immunohistochemistry, and HPLC-based techniques, we also measured in the central nervous system and peripheral nervous system of diabetic animals the expression and localization of 5-HT1A receptors (5-HT1AR), levels of key enzymes involved in the synthesis and degradation of tryptophan and 5-HT, including tryptophan hydroxylase-2 (Tph-2), tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase (Tdo), indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 (Ido1) and Ido2. Moreover, spinal concentrations of 5-HT, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA, a metabolite of 5-HT) and quinolinic acid (QA, a metabolite of tryptophan) were also quantified. Diabetic rats developed thermal hyperalgesia and cold/mechanical allodynia, and these behavioral abnormalities appear to be associated with the upregulation in the levels of expression of critical molecules related to the serotoninergic nervous system, including presynaptic 5-HT1AR and the enzymes Tph-2, Tdo, Ido1 and Ido2. Interestingly, the level of postsynaptic 5-HT1AR remains unaltered in STZ-induced T1DM. Chronic treatment of diabetic animals with 8-hydroxy-2-(dipropylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), a selective 5-HT1AR agonist, downregulated the upregulation of neuronal presynaptic 5-HT1AR, increased spinal release of 5-HT (↑ 5-HIAA/5-HT) and reduced the concentration of QA, decreased mRNA expression of Tdo, Ido1 and Ido2, arrested neuronal degeneration and ameliorated pain-related behavior as exemplified by thermal hyperalgesia and cold/mechanical allodynia. These data show that 8-OH-DPAT alleviates DNP and other components of the serotoninergic system, including the ratio of 5-HIAA/5-HT and 5-HT1AR, and could be a useful therapeutic agent for managing DNP.

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Chemically Defined Conditions Mediate an Efficient Induction of Dental Pulp Pluripotent-Like Stem Cells into Hepatocyte-Like Cells

Cited by 5 publications

References 78 publications

Guanfacine Normalizes the Overexpression of Presynaptic α-2A Adrenoceptor Signaling and Ameliorates Neuropathic Pain in a Chronic Animal Model of Type 1 Diabetes

Guanfacine Normalizes the Overexpression of Presynaptic α-2A Adrenoceptor Signaling and Ameliorates Neuropathic Pain in a Chronic Animal Model of Type 1 Diabetes

Notch and Wnt Signaling Modulation to Enhance DPSC Stemness and Therapeutic Potential

Activation of 5-HT1A Receptors Normalizes the Overexpression of Presynaptic 5-HT1A Receptors and Alleviates Diabetic Neuropathic Pain

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